ass

Example Sentences

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“I lived in Vegas for almost a year, busted my ass to slowly build back up kind of a career in a sense,” he explains.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

“He’s not caring about whether or not his subordinates kiss his ass all the time,” said Rep. Adam Smith, the senior Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, who has met with Feinberg several times.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

He continued, saying, “When it comes time to kick some ass, you do it. And one day someone will follow the path you left behind and say, ‘Those are footprints worth chasing.”’

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026

My young and wildly financially uneducated ass took myself to Gucci.

From Slate • Feb. 19, 2026

Whispering comments about Luke’s match with Lowry and then outright saying Luke was going to get his ass kicked by Herrera.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss